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Schools in St. Charles

St. Charles’s public schools

Lee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Charles. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 29% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
818 students on the public path
In brief

St. Charles’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of St. Charles’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Lee Central High places highest (better than 33%); Lee Central Middle lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in St. Charles, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lower Lee ElementaryLee County School DistrictC−
6–8Lee Central Middlein BishopvilleD−
9–12Lee Central Highin BishopvilleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lee County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,275 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$19,480SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 52.1% · 760 students tested
Math13%
State average 41% · 761 students tested

St. Charles vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share St. Charles’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Charles—Lee County

Every school in St. Charles

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in St. Charlesby address
Lower Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mayesville
C−
128 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving St. Charlesin other towns
Lee Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bishopville
D−
288 students10:1Rate it →
Lee Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bishopville
C
402 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Charles’s schools

Are St. Charles’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Charles. Lee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Charles. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is St. Charles in?

Lee County School District.

Where do St. Charles kids go to high school?

Lee Central High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.